# Abdolhamid Ziaei

Abdolhamid Ziaei (born in 1976 in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province) is a poet, literary critic, translator, and professor of Western philosophy and Eastern mysticism. He is a noted writer of sonnets in the Persian language.

## Career

Ziaei was a director of the Iran Culture House in New Delhi for three years, where he taught Persian language courses and edited Persian manuscripts (including the corrected manuscripts of the Ramayana). He was an editor-in-chief of the specialized periodical of Indian and Iranian studies (in both English and Persian languages).
He published his first book of poetry in 2008, titled "The Reincarnation of Words." His other books include "Crying in the Dark", "The Book of forgetfulness", "The Self" and "The Book of Doubt." "Buddhism and Sufism: Examining the Similarities and Relation between Buddhism and Iranian Sufism" (2015), "Distortions of Ashura from a Sociology Perspective" (2008), "In the Absence of Reason" (2011) are among his notable works. His latest research paper is "Mysticism and Modernity," published in 2019.
Ziaei has been a TV presenter on radio and television for some years. He has presented numerous articles and seminars in national and international publications and conferences. In recent years, Ziaei has been teaching in the field of Eastern and Western mysticism, philosophy, commentary on Mathnavi of Rumi, commentary on Shams's papers, and commentary on Hafez's poetry and thought. Also, Ziaei has criticized artistic works in the field of contemporary Iranian cinema and theater (Hamoun movie and Odysseh theater) with a philosophical view.
AbdolHamid Ziaei is the author of the Distortions of Ashura from a Sociology Perspective. "Buddhism and Sufism: Examining the Similarities and Relation between Buddhism and Iranian Sufism" (2015), "In the Absence of Reason" (2011) are among his noticeable works and his latest research-analytic work, "Mysticism and Modernity" (2019), is one of his most outstanding works. Also, the book of the romances of an outlaw, including the rereading of the life, poetry and thoughts of Saeed Sarmad Kashani, edited by Abdolhamid Ziaei, was published in 2009.
Ziaei's most recent work, "Mysticism and Modernity", deals with what he sees as a constant challenge of mysticism in contemporary period. This book includes the topics of ten lecture sessions held by Ziaei at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Tehran University in 2016. This book deals with the relationship between mysticism and modern human life. He has tried to explain issues such as the conflict between classical mysticism and the modern world, knowledge of mystical schools, comparative study of mystical anthropology and modern anthropology, politics and politics in mysticism, new mysticisms and so on.

## Works

* "The Reincarnation of Words" (2008)
* "Crying in the Dark"
* "The Book of Forgetfulness"
* "The Self"
* "The Book of Doubt"
* "Distortions of Ashura from a Sociology Perspective" (2008, Hezareh Qoqnos Publishing)
* "In the Absence of Reason; Critical Analysis of Irrationality in Mystical Literature" (2011)
* "Buddhism and Sufism: Examining the Similarities and Relation between Buddhism and Iranian Sufism" (2015)
* "Mysticism and Modernity" (2019)
* Translator of Ramayana into Persian

## Awards and recognition

* Golden Pen Award nominee for "The self" book
* Giving a lecture at the cultural center of Konya (Turkey) on the topic of the keys to understanding Rumi's Masnavi
* Holding dozens of educational workshops and scientific webinars on the topics of critical thinking, organizational rationality, familiarity with Eastern and Western mysticism, Masnavi research, Hafezology, familiarity with postmodern philosophies, etc.